DOGBERRY

Etymology

Noun

dogberry (plural dogberries)

The berry of the dogwood.

Clintonia borealis

Etymology

Noun

Dogberry (plural Dogberries)

A pompous, foolish or self-important official. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Dog"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The berry of the dogwood; -- called also dogcherry. Dr. Prior. Dogberry tree (Bot.), the dogwood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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